District of



May 1, 1923.

s. H. BISHOP ET AL SUPPORT FOR MOTH REPELLENT HOLDERS Original FiledAug. 18; 1919 I OODblO named May 1, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL HOWARD BISHOP AND JOHN QUEEN SLYE, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT 01COLUMBIA.

SUP PORT FOR MOTH-BEPELLENT HOLDERS.

Original No. 1,844,818, dated June 22,.1920', Serial No. 818,356, filedAugust 18, 1919. Application for reissue filed June 22, 1922. Serial No.570,262.

- preventing propagating of moths and like insects in pianos.

Heretofore moth repellents or moth balls have been placed in bags orsimilar containers and hung in the piano case, for pre"-- venting mothsfrom eating the felt on the hammers and other parts thereof.

This invention contemplates a holder orcontainer having its wallsperforated and adapted for the reception of the moth repellents or mothballs, and furthermore to provide a support which may fit any one of thetuning pins, and provided with spaced spring arms, having means'carriedby the arms to engage axially alined perforations of the opposite endsof the container or holder, for conveniently supporting the same inposition.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a support, whichnot only sup- 85 ports the holder or container in place, but

also holds the'lid or cover of the holder securely in position, and insuch wise that the holder may be easily moved and the cover opened forreplenishing the moth 40 balls. Furthermore, it is obvious that theholder may be turned, so asto agitate the moth balls or repellents, asthey become) evaporated, so that the fumes will more readily circulatethrough the piano case.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a supportwhich may not only act as such, but may also be used as a tunin key, foradjusting the tuning pins, for t e purpose of tuning the various springso the piano. Moreover, it is the aim to-provide asupport, which may notonly be employed with upright pianos, but

.may be also used in connection with flat top pianos, such as the babygrand style or the like.

. \Vhile the design and construction at present illustrated and setforth is deemed preferable, it is obvious that as a result of a re-'duction of the invention to a more practical form for commercialpurposes, the invention may be susceptible to changes, and the right tothese changes is claimed, provided they are comprehended within thescope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, aswill be hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

Inthe drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a conventional form of piano, showinga portion of the front of the case broken away, illustrating the supportand holder or container, as applied to the tuning pins of theinstrument.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail perspective view of the support, showingthe holder in position between the spaced arms.

Fig. 3 is a view showing the holder or container in section, and aportion of the support in section, showing the container or holder inposition between the arms of the support, the support being in aposition to engage a tuning pin.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view of the container or holder moreclearly showing the details of construction,,,a'nd one of the springarms of the support in engagement with the holder.

Fig. 5 is a view in section, showing a modified form of support asapplied to a.

tuning pin of a flat top piano, such as a/ baby grand or the like,showing the sup, port of angular form, so as to hold the container inposition under the cover of the piano. 1 v

Fig. 6 1s a detail view of .a stationary support to be mounted on someother suitable part of the interior of the piano case.

Fig. is a detail view of a modified form of support for a container.

Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 designates the support as awhole, which comprises a shank 2, which has an enlarged portion providedwith a socket 3. This socket 3 is preferably of rectangular form 1ncross-section, so as to-e'ngage a tuning pin 4 of .the piano, whichtuning pin is likewise rectangular in cross-section, so as, to holdv thesupportasi pro]ecting laterally-from the spring carrying frame of thepiano. The support opposite the enlargement isprovided with'a pair ofspaced arms 5, which are shaped substantially as shown, though notnecessarily, for it is obvious they may aluminum or the like.

be otherwise shaped; These spring .;arms5 have oppositely arrangedaxially alined pins or lugs 6. The spring arms 5. are deslgned purposelyfor the'support of a repellent or mot-h ball containerv orholder 7 Thiscontainer or holder may be any suitable shape, preferably such as thatillustrated, though not necessarily,'and it comprises a cylindricalholder body 8 which may be constructed of any suitable light sheetmetal, such as This body of the container or holder is perforatedthroughout its cylindrical wall, as indicated at 9. Near t-he'open endof the container or holder, the wall thereof is provided with an annularhead 10. This bead may be formed by depressing the wall of the containerin the usual manner, and this bead constitutes a shoulder. The body ofthe container or holder is provided with a cover 11, which has amarginal flange 12, whereby the cover may telescopically fit thecontainer or holder.

The flange of the cover is designed to engage the shoulder, therebylimiting the cover' in its position. The cover 11 and the oppositeclosedendof the container are provided with perforations 13 and 14,which together w th the perforations of the cylindrical wall of thecontainer, allow the escaped the fumes from the moth repellents or mothballs, so

that the fumes may thoroughly circulate may be imparted to the holder orcontainer,

in order to agitate the moth balls or repellents, or in order to changethe positions of the moth balls or repellents, so as to permit the fumesto rise therefrom more thoroughly. In addition to the support actin asmeans for supporting the containeror holder, the

support may be very readily employed as a turning key, for adjusting thetuning pins of the piano. This may be accomplished by removing thecontainer or holder, and allowas to tune the strings of the pianoii'Thisproved supportand holder or 'c'ontai'ner are illustrative as applied toan'h pright piano, but it is obvious that it may be employed equally aswell in connection with flat top pianos, such as the baby grand style.In

this latter case, however, insom'e instances. vthe' space betweentheframe which carries thc'tuning pins and the wall of the outer case ismore or less narrow, and in. such an; I.

instance, a. support, such as illustrated in Figs. 2' and 3 could not beused in a manner convenient to support the holder or con:

tainer, so as to' not engagethe outer wall of the piano case. Toobviatethis, as illustrated in Fig. 5, the support is formed angular, in otherwords, the-portion of the support carrying the spring arms is formed atright angles to the part having the socket 3, whereby the container orholder may be con veniently positioned, so as not to be in engagementwith the wall of the piano case. Furthermore, the support may be used,or positioned in any other location on the inner portion of the pianocase, if desired. This maybe accomplished, by attaching a stationaryprojection, similar in shape to the tuning pin 4, to the inner wall ofthe piano case, such as indicated in Fig. 6. Moreover, the spring armsof the support may be con 'structed, so as to fit around the cylindricalwall of the container or holder, instead of container, as illusengagingthe ends of the tratedin Fig. 7.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and usefulis:

1. A moth repellent container, and a support therefor selectivelyengageable telescopically over the tuning pins of a piano.

2. A moth repellent container, and a supd130,,

port therefor provided with a socketed end for selective engagementtelescopically over the tuning pins of a piano.

3. A device for the purpose indicated comprising a container for a mothrepellent, and a support for the same selectively engageabletelesdopically over the tuning pins of a piano, said support havingterminal spring arms detachably engaging said container.

4. A device for the purpose indicated comprising a container fora mothrepellent, and a support fdr the same selectively en.- gageabletelescopically over the tuning pins of a piano, said support revlublysupporting said container. I

5. The combination with a support pro vided with a socket, adaptedtoengage a. stationary projection of the inner portion of a piano case,said support havin at one end a pair of spaced spring arms, o acontainer for moth repellents provided with perforations in its'wall andits opposite ends, and means carried by the spring arms engaging incertain of the perforations of the opposite ends of the container orholder.

6. In a support for moth repellent containers for pianos, thecombination with acontainer comprising a perforated hollow body having adetachably telescopically fitted cover, a support therefor having asocket at one end to engage a stationary .support, the opposite end ofsaid support having opposite spaced spring arms provided with axiallyalined lugs to engage in certain of the perforations of the cover andthe body of the container, thereby not only supporting the container inplace, but also retaining the cover thereof in position.

7. In a device as set forth, a support comprising a shank having asocket at one end to engage a stationary support, its opposite endhavm'goppositely arranged spaced arms, the adj aoent faces of the armshaving axially alined lugsfof a perforated container having a detachableperforated cover through certain of the perforations of which and thecover, said axially alined lugs may engage, whereby the cover may beheld on the body of the container, and the container supported.

.8. The combination with a detachable socketed support member havingspaced yieldable arms at one end, of a perforated repellent containerhaving a perforated closure fitting the same, and means carried i by theadjacent'faces of the arms to engage certain axially alined perforationsof the cover and the container acting to support the container and holdthe cover connected to the container.

9. The combination with a repellent conend adapted to engage any one ofthe tuning pins of a piano, means at the other end of the support forclamping the repellenLcontainer, of a support having a socket at onetainer and holding the same revolubly in place.

10. The combination with a socketed support, of a perforated repellentcontainer having a telescopical closure, and means at one end of thesupport for clamping the container centrally revolubly and holding theclosure in a closed position on the body of the container to permitrotation of the same.

11. The combination with a removable support having a socket at one endto receive a stationary projection and provided at its other end withspaced yieldable members, the adjacent faces of which beingprovided withaxially alined lugs, of a perforated repellent container having aperforated closure telescopically fitting the same, certain axiallyalined perforations of the body of the container and the closure adaptedto receive the axially alined lugs to retain the container in positionand hold the closure closed.

12. A camphor holder for pianos, comprising a perforated container, anda metal tube projecting'fro'm its back, the other unattached free end ofsaid tube being hollow, whereby it is adapted to frictionally engageover a tuning-pin, the container being of such shape .as to be heldthereby continuously out of contact with other parts of the piano.

13. A camphor holder for pianos, comprising a perforated container and asupport attached. at one end to said container, whereby said support mayproject from the back of the container, the other unattached free end ofsaid support being hollow, whereby it may frictionally engage over'atuningpin of said piano, said container being of such shape as to beheld thereby continuously v out of contact with other parts of thepiano. In witness whereof, they hereunto aflix their signatures.

SAMUEL HOWARD BISHOP. JOHN QUEEN SLYE.

